iowahawk on OSM
iowahawk has a hilarious post titled The Blockbuster OSM Deal: What You Need to Know. It is about the former Pajamas Media, now known as OSM (and certainly not as Open Source Media, because that would be stealing these guys’ name).
The post features a handy chart explaining the concept, and a FAQ section opening this way:
Open Source Media is a new multi-aspect business concept in which many of the top superstar and mega-hyper superstars of the internet blogosphere have formed a powerful alliance to create shareholder value, and piss off Ann Althouse.
Heh.
Open Source Media Secrets Exposed!
Through Patterico, we find Iowahawk’s hilarious “press release” about Pajamas Open Source Media:
Independent Sources (4f7430) — 11/18/2005 @ 10:09 amQ: How will value be created?
A: Ask any business consultant: the key to getting that sweet-ass yacht is through volume. By coordinate…
I was really confused as to what Pajama Media/OSM was all about and then really confused by the feud that seemed to suddenly appear in the blogesphere. But, once again, David Burge (Iowahawk)comes to the rescue, making it crystal clear.
Lew Clark (41e2bd) — 11/18/2005 @ 10:55 amThis is not surprising because 90% of my understanding of the world around me comes from Burge and Scott Ott.
I’d like to know whats so open source about it?
actus (c9e62e) — 11/18/2005 @ 12:53 pmTrackBack by All Things Beautiful Blogging To Differ at Pajamas OSM Media (UPDATED)
Alexandra (51bfeb) — 11/18/2005 @ 2:21 pmCharles Johnson and Roger L. Simon have dropped the name OSM. It’s Pajamas Media again.
DRJ (15ed57) — 11/21/2005 @ 10:21 pm